Eternal Victory: Triumphal Rulership in Late Antiquity, Byzantium and the Early Medieval West (Past and Present Publications) by McCormick, Michael

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Cambridge University Press, 1990. Soft cover. Good. Tight binding. Minimal wear to cover. Highlighting on first 25 pages. 1990 printing.

Cambridge University Press, 1990. Paperback. VERY GOOD. xx, 454 pp. Some light toning. A very fresh, sharp copy.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1990. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 472 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches.

Cambridge University Press, 1990-06-29. Paperback. Very Good. 8x6x1. tight, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cover curl. corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1990. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 472 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches.

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Paperback / softback. New. This is the first comprehensive study of how a great imperial ceremony actually developed and how it influenced both the eastern and western heirs to the Roman legacy. It documents the Roman triumph's resurgence and its afterlife from the Tetrarchy to the end of the Macedonian dynasty in Byzantium and to Charlemagne's successors in the early medieval West.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990 Book. Fine. Soft cover. "As the Roman empire declined and 'fell', contemporary glorification of the emperor's triumphal rulership reached new heights, strewing traces of the empire's perennial victory across the physical and mental landscape of late antiquity. In this, the first comprehensive study of how a great imperial ceremony actually developed and how it influenced both the eastern and western heirs to the Roman legacy, the Roman triumph's resurgence and afterlife is documented from the Tetrarchy to the end of the Macedonian dynasty in Byzantium and to Charlemagne's successors in the early medieval West. This perspective shows that celebrations of the ruler's victory experienced unceasing change in ritual form and content and that these changes mirrored broader trends in the development of society and the monarchy. At the same time, it casts new light on the late Roman origins of the trappings of early medieval… Read More

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